[GNC] Using Quicken direct connect with USAA; Aqbanking versions

[Jon Schewe]

Sorry about that. I am using the stable release.

GnuCash 3.10
Build ID: Flathub 3.10-1

Versions:
 AqBanking-CLI: 6.1.4
 Gwenhywfar   : 5.2.0.0
 AqBanking    : 6.1.4.0


On Mon, 2020-05-25 at 23:57 +0200, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote:
> Jon,
> 
> you did not write, which Flatpak you are using.
> The nightlies
> * Flatpak: https://code.gnucash.org/builds/flatpak/maint/?C=M;O=D
> * Windows: https://code.gnucash.org/builds/win32/master/?C=M;O=D
> are since last friday bundled with AqBanking 6.2.1 while previous
> versions were shipping AqBanking 6.2.0beta.
> 
> I don't know, if the dummy step is still required with the new
> version-
> 
> Regards
> Frank
> 
> Am 25.05.20 um 20:47 schrieb Jon Schewe:
> 
> It just started working "magically". I tried manually creating an
> account and associating it with a GnuCash account. Then tried getting
> the balance and got an error that I had the account number wrong. So
> I
> went back into the AQBanking Wizard and executed Retrieve Account
> List
> to get the full account number. Now when I went over to the accounts
> tab my accounts are there! I was able to associate them with the
> right
> GnuCash accounts and it seems to be working. 
> 
> I went back through my setup and deleted my aqbanking user and wrote
> up
> the steps that worked. It seems there is something about needing a
> dummy account created, otherwise aqbanking won't save the account
> information that it retrieved.
> 
> Here are the steps, note the bit about a dummy account.
> 
>   * Tools -> Online Banking Setup...
>   * Create User
>   * Next
>   * OFX-DirectConnect backend
>   * Run
>   * Next
>   * Select
>   * USAA
>   * Select bank and click OK
>   * Next
>   * Enter USAA number with zeros on the left to make the number 9
> digits for the User Name and the User Id
>   * Next
>   * Next
>   * Next
>   * Retrieve Account List
>   * Enter PIN
>   * Finish
>   * Click on the Accounts tab
>   * If it's empty, create a dummy account using the aqofxconnect
> backend
>     * OK
>     * Leave everything blank
>     * OK
>     * Dismiss message about unable to update
>     * Users
>     * Edit User
>     * Bank Settings
>     * Retrieve Account List
>     * Close
>   * Click on Accounts tab and see the new accounts, delete the dummy
> account
>   * Close
>   * Next
>   * Associate to GnuCash accounts, looking at the account number
> works
> well
>   * Next
>   * Apply
>   * Test by opening a GnuCash account that was associated with USAA
>     * Actions -> Online Actions -> Get Balance
>     * See the balance show up in a dialog
> 
>